I would like to know how the vigilant people here view this information
from the National Nutritional Foods Association. They downplay the danger
posed by CODEX, although they seem to be doing good monitoring and
legislative action in other ways. Is there a threat to the
other-than-supplement supply of things like tinctures and herbal remedies
that this organiztion is failing to address?
Thanks,
Deborah
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A Clarification on Codex
There has been a lot of misinformation about activities of the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in relation to dietary supplements in recent
months. The primary concern expressed about Codex is whether adoption
of final guidelines pertaining to upper limits on vitamins and minerals
threatens access to these products in the United States. NNFA believes
the answer is No and encourages those interested in the topic to get
the facts at www.nnfa.org/services/government/EUdir_Codex_QA.htm.
You will see Congress took care to protect U.S. laws by including
provisions in its trade agreements to ensure that international
guidelines adopted in connection with these agreements would not have
any legal effect on U.S. federal statutes. As noted by the Food and
Drug Administration recently, “Nothing in the trade agreements or
process will restrict either the sale of dietary supplements in the
United States or the type of information that manufacturers may provide
to consumers about their products.”
You can read more about what the
FDA has to say about why Codex will not impact U.S. sales of dietary
supplements at the following link: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dscodex.html.
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About NNFA
NNFA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization representing
retailers and suppliers of natural and nutritional products. Visit
www.nnfa.org/aboutnnfa/index.htm for more information.
Visit NNFA's Advocacy Action Center to learn more about legislative
activities that affect those who buy, sell and consume natural and
nutritional products, like organic foods and dietary supplements.
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National Nutritional Foods Association
Headquarters Address:3931 MacArthur Blvd., Ste. 101, Newport Beach, CA
92660-3013
Washington Address: 1220 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
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